Oklahoma prisons plagued with staffing shortages, operational inefficiencies

  • Inmates are seen lining up to receive their medication at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency identified the prison as having a strong jobs training program. courtesy photo
    Inmates are seen lining up to receive their medication at Joseph Harp Correctional Center in Lexington. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency identified the prison as having a strong jobs training program. courtesy photo

    Severe staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies within Oklahoma’s prison system are placing a legal and financial burden on the state, examiners from the Legislative Office of Fiscal Trans